Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

holysaturn · Aug 1, 2009

proud_indian said:
i think barak 8 is for navy

than wats the 50km missile.might be the spyder-mr .but the barak-er with 150km range will be fielded by the iaf.

Screaming Skull · Aug 4, 2009

BRAHMOS-A: Airborne supersonic cruise missile

brahmos+air-715230.JPG (image)

GLOBAL HAWK · Aug 4, 2009

Any information on its Range?? max payload??

Righteous_Fire · Aug 4, 2009

Nice Post Screaming Skull!

The Pix are Coool :agree:

Screaming Skull · Aug 4, 2009

GLOBAL HAWK said:
Any information on its Range?? max payload??

Range will most probably be same as the land and ship based versions i.e. 290km. Max pay load may be less than the conventional payload of 300kg. All modifications will be complete by 2010, tests are expected to commence from 2011 and the missile will most likely be inducted by the IAF in 2012. You see the aircraft on the bottom left in the pic? That s a Tu-142, which is in service with the IAF, hence that too will carry these missiles apart from the MKIs.

BSF · Aug 4, 2009

Its more of an illustration than an image.
And more over i cannot see any Bhramos being carried on any of the F/C
Can you ?

Penguin · Aug 4, 2009

BSF said:
Its more of an illustration than an image.
And more over i cannot see any Bhramos being carried on any of the F/C
Can you ?

Well, the two Su-30 representations are definitely pics. And there is no reason why Su-30 coulnd't carry 8.3m and 2550kg Brahmos. After all, it has no trouble carrying the even bigger 9.74m and 4',500kg 3M80/P270 Moskit a.k.a. SS-N-22 'Sunburn'...
Asien - das "Flanker-(Alb-)Traumland"
Asien - das "Flanker-(Alb-)Traumland"

ironman · Aug 5, 2009

Anti-tank Nag missile test fired by army 
Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009

Y. Mallikarjun

HYDERABAD: The hit-to-kill capability of the third generation anti-tank Nag missile was proved once again with the Army, successfully completing the second phase of final user trials in Rajasthan and paving the way for early induction of the system. While extensive transportation trials were carried out on July 31 and August 1, three missiles were fired on August 2 against fixed and moving targets by the Army team. Based on the feedback provided by the Army following previous user trials, the system was made more rugged to suit its requirements.

Defence Research and Development Organisation officials said here on Tuesday that the missile conclusively established its K-Kill efficacy (capability to kill) as a stationary derelict tank was heavily damaged in each of the two trials carried out against fixed targets. Potent tandem warheads pierced through the armoury of the tanks and proved their lethality. The third trial was conducted against a moving rail-based target which was developed by the Army. All the trials were of shorter range, varying from 800 metres to 1400 metres, as desired by the user. The production of the all-weather system with fire-and-forget capability was expected to begin soon by Bharat Dynamics Limited.

tallman · Aug 5, 2009

Strategic Weapons: How Pakistan Gets Screwed

How Pakistan Gets Screwed

March 31, 2009: India is paying Israeli firms several hundred million dollars for components, technology and expertise needed to build an effective anti-ballistic missile system. India has already purchased two Israeli Green Pine anti-missile radars. India is apparently impressed by Israel's Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, which can knock down an incoming warhead when it is about a minute away from hitting a target in Israel.
Israel has two batteries of Arrow missiles, and over a hundred missiles available. An Arrow battery has 4-8 launchers, and each launcher carries a six missiles in containers. The Arrow was developed to knock down Scud type missiles fired from Syria, Saudi Arabia or Iraq. The two ton Arrow is being replaced with the 1.3 ton Arrow II, which can shoot down longer range ballistic missiles fired from Iran.

India cannot buy Arrow without permission from the United States. That is because American firms contributed technology to Arrow, and the United States currently needs to maintain good relations with Pakistan (the Indian neighbor with nuclear weapons who is most likely to use them.) However, Israel can assist India in building its own version of Arrow. India already has developed some good anti-missile technology, so what Israel brings to the table are improvements, and experience.

The anti-missile work is part of a $1.4 billion Indian deal with Israel. However, there are accusations that this sale was facilitated by the payment of a $120 million bribe. This sort of corruption has long plagued Indian arms deals, and the government has been going after those receiving the bribes with increasing success. Yet the shady deals continue.

The Israeli contract calls for partial payments based on the achievement of certain technical goals. India is going to pay for results, and only after the results are verified. Given Pakistan's small arsenal of ballistic missiles, an Indian anti-missile system would seriously cripple the Pakistani nuclear threat. Pakistan is not wealthy enough to get into a nuclear arms race, thus the Israeli-Indian anti-missile program leaves Pakistan screwed.

Spitfighter · Aug 7, 2009

Anti-tank Nag missile undergoes another successful round of tests news

05 August 2009

Hyderabad: The Indian Army has successfully completed the second phase of the final user trials of the third generation anti-tank Nag missile, proving its hit-to-kill capability. The tests are being carried out in the firing ranges of the Rajasthan desert.

According to defence scientists, the missile first underwent extensive transportation trials on 31 July and 1 August, after which three missiles were fired on 2 August against fixed and moving Nag missiletargets. Based on the feedback provided by the Army from previous user trials, the system had been further ruggedized.

Officials said these recent tests have paved the way for early induction of the system.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials said Tuesday that the missile ''conclusively established'' its K-Kill efficacy (capability to kill) as a stationary derelict tank was heavily damaged in each of the two trials carried out against fixed targets.

The missile's potent tandem warheads pierced through the armoury of the tanks and proved their lethality. The third trial was conducted against a moving rail-based target which was developed by the Army.

All the trials were of shorter range, varying from 800 to 1400 metres, as desired by the user.

Good stuff! :taz:

Screaming Skull · Aug 8, 2009

India, Russia close to final testing of air-launched BrahMos

8 August 2009,

MOSCOW: Indian and Russian scientists are close to final development and testing of the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

A top Russian defence official said a new takeoff engine for launching of the missile in air and at extreme high altitudes had been developed.

Alexander Leonov, director of the Russian Machine Building Research and Production Centre, said: "we are ready for test launches."

Leonov was quoted as saying by the Itar-Tass news agency that the initial test firing of the missile would be undertaken from the Sukhoi-30 MKI, but did not specify the exact dates.

After testing, the IAF would be launch customers for the air launched BrahMos cruise missile, which will make the Indian Air Force, the only force in Asia to have such a capability.

The BrahMos is already inducted in its ship to shore role and land-to-land versions in the Indian Navy and Army.

Leonov for the first time disclosed that Moscow and New Delhi were also "very close" to designing and testing of the submarine launched version of the BrahMos missile.

India, Russia close to final testing of air-launched BrahMos - India - NEWS - The Times of India